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Francisco Goya's first love was bullfighting. He
wanted to be the finest ___1___
in Spain. However, everyone around him felt that he ___2___
a better artist than a bullfighter. They encouraged
him ___3___
go to Madrid where he sent some of ___4___ sketches
to the royal court. Finally the time came ___5___
the unknown bullfighter became painter to the King ___6___
Spain. This was the highest honor an artist could ___7___.
But after a while Goya became tired of painting ___8___
of dukes and duchesses and the royal family. ___9___
of the people of Spain were poor. Often they ___10___
hungry. Wars brought even more cruelty to their
lives. Goya ___11___
very sorry for the poor, suffering people. He began ___12___
draw pictures of the poor, hardworking people of
Spain. ___13___
didn't try to make them look prettier or more ___14___
than they were. The king and the people of ___15___
royal court were not always happy about the ___16___
of pictures Goya was painting. They thought he
should ___17___
only important people and pretty things. Now, more ___18___
one hundred years later, people still want to
___19___ Goya's
pictures. Today, people are glad that he sometimes ___20___
things to please himself instead of the king. |
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Francisco Goya's first love was bullfighting. He wanted to be
the finest bullfighter in
Spain. However, everyone around him felt that he was
a better artist than a bullfighter. They encouraged him to
go to Madrid where he sent some of his sketches
to the royal court. Finally the time came when
the unknown bullfighter became painter to the King of
Spain. This was the highest honor an artist could receive.
But after a while Goya became tired of painting pictures
of dukes and duchesses and the royal family. Most
of the people of Spain were poor. Often they were
hungry. Wars brought even more cruelty to their lives. Goya felt
very sorry for the poor, suffering people. He began to
draw pictures of the poor, hardworking people of Spain. He
didn't try to make them look prettier or more important
than they were. The king and the people of the
royal court were not always happy about the kind
of pictures Goya was painting. They thought he should paint
only important people and pretty things. Now, more than
one hundred years later, people still want to see Goya's
pictures. Today, people are glad that he sometimes painted
things to please himself instead of the king. |
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